CN1841207A - Dedicated metrology stage for lithography applications - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system and method are used to detect parameters regarding an exposure portion or an exposure beam. The system comprising a substrate stage and a metrology stage. The substrate stage is configured to position a substrate to receive an exposure beam from an exposure portion of a lithography system. The metrology stage has a sensor system thereon that is configured to detected parameters of the exposure system or the exposure beam. In one example, the system is within a lithography system, which further comprises an illumination system, a patterning device, and a projection system. The patterning device patterns a beam of radiation from the illumination system. The projection system, which is located within the exposure portion, projects that pattered beam onto the substrate or the sensor system.
Description
The cross reference of related application
In the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/657 of application on March 3rd, 2005,710 right of priority is introduced its full content here as a reference to the application's requirement under 35U.S.C § 119 (e).
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of measurement of photolithographic exposure systematic parameter, relate more specifically to a kind of dedicated metrology stage that is used for lithography application.
Background technology
Photoetching is the technology that is used for making up at substrate surface pattern.Such substrate comprises the substrate that those use in the manufacturing of flat-panel monitor, circuit board, various integrated circuit etc.The substrate that often uses for such application is a semiconductor wafer.One skilled in the art will recognize that the explanation here also is applicable to the substrate of other type.
During photoetching, the wafer that is arranged on the wafer station exposes to the open air at the image that projects to wafer surface by the exposure system that is arranged in etching system.This exposure system comprises and is used for the graticule (be also referred to as mask) of projected image to the wafer.
This graticule is usually located between semi-conductor chip and the light source, generally is installed on the graticule platform.In photoetching, this graticule is as for example photomask of P.e.c. on semi-conductor chip.Photoetching light shines by one group of optical lens that image is dwindled then through mask.Then will this little image projection on silicon or semiconductor wafer.This technology and camera make bendingof light similar with the principle that forms image on film.Light has played main effect in photoetching process.For example, in microprocessor was made, the key of making more powerful microprocessor was a light wavelength.Wavelength is short more, just can be at the many more transistors of silicon wafer surface etching.Have many transistorized silicon wafers and produce more powerful microprocessor.
In the common relatively problem of field of lithography is the parameter of optical system that needs to measure as photolithographic exposure.As a universal rule, need can do not make under the situation of photolithographic exposure system off line and do not need the dismounting of member and the situation of ressembling under carry out such measurement.Prior art is to place sensor in the degree that the space allows on wafer station in the industry.These sensors are usually located at not in the space that is occupied by wafer itself, in the corner of wafer station.
Yet, along with reducing of complicated increase of exposure system and exposure wavelength, and the increase of optical device complexity, the quantity of the different sensors that the final user needs has increased.Meanwhile, free space is existed serious restriction.For example, the size that increases wafer station is normally unactual or undesirable, this is owing to make platform location, platform move complicated like this, and increased the overall dimensions of lithographic equipment, and the overall dimensions that increases lithographic equipment like this is problematic, because be limited in the clean room space of manufacturing works inside.
Therefore, need a kind ofly under the situation that does not influence total lithography tool size, can carry out the method for location of the survey sensor of photolithographic exposure optical system.
Summary of the invention
In one embodiment of the invention, provide a kind of system that comprises substrate table and test desk.Be provided with this substrate table with position substrate to receive exposing beam from the exposed portion of etching system.This test desk has sensing system on it, described sensing system is set to detect the parameter of exposure system or exposing beam.
In another embodiment of the present invention, this system is arranged in etching system, and this etching system further comprises illuminator, patterning apparatus and optical projection system.This patterning apparatus composition is from the radiation beam of illuminator.The optical projection system projection composition bundle that is positioned at exposed portion is on substrate or sensing system.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of method of optical parametric of exposed portion of measuring light etching system is provided, may further comprise the steps.Remove substrate table from the optical axis of exposed portion.The traverse measurement platform is with alignment sensor in optical axis.Measure the optical parametric of exposure system.
Characteristics that the present invention is other and advantage will be described in the following description, and a part of characteristics and advantage be conspicuous in instructions, perhaps can understand by practice of the present invention.By structure in instructions and claims and accompanying drawing and specific description, will realize and reach advantage of the present invention.The generality description and the following detailed that should be understood that the front all are exemplary, are used for providing further explanation to the present invention for required protection.
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Here introduce accompanying drawing and form the part of instructions, one or more embodiment of the present invention is described, further with laying down a definition principle of the present invention and make those skilled in the art can make and use the present invention with instructions.
Fig. 1 illustrates test desk according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 schematically illustrates the exemplary photolithography system of using test desk according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 shows the exemplary polarization sensor that can use according to one embodiment of present invention in the system of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 shows the exemplary arrangement of the sensor on test desk.
Fig. 5 shows according to one embodiment of present invention, the apodization transducer in sensor.
Fig. 6 and 7 shows according to one embodiment of present invention, the scattered light sensor in sensor.
With reference now to accompanying drawing, one or more embodiment of the present invention is described.In the accompanying drawings, identical Reference numeral is represented identical or functionally similar element.In addition, the accompanying drawing that occurs for the first time of this Reference numeral of the leftmost numeral of Reference numeral.
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Fig. 1 has described one embodiment of the present of invention.Shown in Fig. 1 is that the three-dimensional plot of equal proportion of substrate-operations device 102 of exposure sources is (for clear, the remainder of not shown exposure device in Fig. 1, as projection optical system, graticule platform, lighting source etc., but please refer to following discussion) about Fig. 2.Substrate-operations device 102 has framework 104, figure 1 illustrates its part.Robotic arm 108 or similar device are to be used for substrate 112 is moved into and shift out substrate-operations device 102.In this case, two substrate tables that are labeled as 106A and 106B are positioned at substrate-operations device 102.Substrate table 106A, 106B have substrate 112A, 112B on it.In another example, the substrate that is exposed can be semiconductor wafer or flat-panel monitor (FPD) substrate.The typical sizes of substrate table 106A, 106B is less times greater than the size of substrate 112 self.For the substrate of 12 inch diameters of present state-of-art, substrate table can approximately be a square and in the size magnitude of about 13-14 inch.In two substrate table system, one of them of substrate table generally is used for exposure, and another is used for measuring exposure result (for example, measuring processing back substrate surface elevation etc.).
Each substrate table 106A, 106B have actuating system 110A, the 110B that is used for mobile substrate table 106A, 106B accordingly.Substrate table 106A, 106B can have corresponding sensor mounted thereto, and 106A is assigned 124A-130A for substrate table, and 106B is assigned 124B-130B for substrate table.In an example, because substrate 112 is usually at the center of substrate table 106, so the position of sensor 124-130 is in the angle of substrate table 106.
Among same Fig. 1 test desk 116 has been shown, it comprises sensor 140A, 140B, 140C and the 140D that is used for optical parameter measurement.Generally the size than substrate table 106 is little though be appreciated that the overall dimensions of test desk 116, the not special restriction of sensor 140 quantity on test desk 116.
In one example, the vertical dimension that is arranged on the sensor 124-130 on the substrate table 106 owing to multiple reason can be restricted.For example, the position of the lowest component of the minimum constructive height of substrate table 106 and projection optical system (not illustrating among the figure) can limit the vertical dimension of the sensor 124-130 on the substrate table 106.In an example, about test desk 116 because test desk 116 can more " approach " than substrate table 106, sensor 140 can ratio sensor 124-130 more " height ".Equally, in an example, substrate table 106 can be littler on X-Y (level) direction, and (for example " angle " can be produced " footprint " of the substrate table littler than the foursquare substantially shape shown in Fig. 1 by " excision "), the implementation space is saved.
Fig. 2 schematically illustrates exemplary optical etching system 200 according to an embodiment of the invention, and it uses photolithography table 116.As shown in Figure 2, this etching system 200 (shown in side view) comprises light source (lighting source) 210, as laser or lamp, lamp optical system 212 (for example convergent lens), and patterning apparatus (for example graticule, mask, spatial light modulator etc., can use graticule hereinafter) 214, it is installed on the patterning apparatus platform (not shown) usually.Notice that graticule 214 can be the plate that has exposing patterns on it.In another example, graticule can replace with dynamic patterning apparatus, as programmable element array or the spatial light modulation array that uses in non-mask lithography.Use projection optical system 216 from the photoimaging of graticule 214 to substrate 112.Substrate 112 is installed on the substrate table 106 (two substrate tables only one of them illustrates in this drawing, the present invention is not limited to the substrate table of any concrete quantity).Also show shell 104 (it can seal substrate table 106 and test desk 116, maybe can be enclosed in other element shown in the figure) among Fig. 2.
In an example, sensor 140 (see figure 1)s can comprise polarization sensor, and its measurement for the time dependent polarization of projection optical system (absolute with relative) attribute is very useful.Polarization sensor is an ability that the sensor with base altitude wherein the is installed very important sensor that becomes.
Fig. 3 shows the polarization sensor in the exemplary according to an embodiment of the invention system that can be used on Fig. 2.This polarization sensor comprises quarter-wave plate 302, the mechanical hook-up of collimation lens 304, polarizer 306, detecting device 308 and rotation quarter-wave plate 302.
Polarizer (analyzer) 306 is positioned at below the projection optical system 216 and is positioned on the light path.Polarizer 306 transmits the incident light of a particular polarization, and the incident light of described particular polarization can be measured on test desk 116 subsequently.The example of polarizer can be such optical element such as polarization plates, polarisation beam splitter etc.Such optical element often is the relative volume intensity, for example, and at several cubic centimetres the order of magnitude.And such optical element is very restricted usually (promptly concerning incident angle) in angular region, usually in the magnitude less than 1 degree, often substantially less than 1 degree.Meanwhile, projection optical system 216 generally is lens or one group of lens of high-NA, and its very little angular range for optical element (as the polarisation beam splitter) is unmatched.
In one example, in order to use such polarizer 306, need suitably become the pencil of forms.In an example, carry out such shaping by collimation lens 304 (or lens combination).The miniaturization of this collimation lens 304 is difficult relatively, and several cubic centimetres volume is arranged usually.And, often need not only measure a polarization, but measure the polarization in the scope.In order to achieve this end, need to rotate whole polarization sensor in one example, and quarter-wave plate 302 can be inserted into (for example between collimation lens 304 and projection optical system 216) in the beam diameter in another example, is rotated then to select suitable polarization.Positioning detector 308, charge-coupled device (CCD) (CCD) array (or photodiode) for example is so that detecting device 308 is positioned at correct focal length place and is aligned in (notice that this is an imaging measurement, correctly positioning detector is very important) on the X-Y plane.
Whole as can be seen from the above description polarization sensor has occupied big relatively volume, and described whole polarization sensor comprises quarter-wave plate 302, collimation lens 304, polarizer 306, ccd array 308 and is used to rotate the mechanical hook-up of quarter-wave plate 302.For example, this volume can be several cubic centimetres magnitude, and it has provided the size of " narrow " for the deviser of lithography tool, if they need be installed on the conventional substrate platform, it is unpractiaca using such polarization sensor.Yet because test desk 116 can make thinlyyer, the polarization sensor in above-mentioned example can be installed on the test desk 116.
Fig. 5 shows the apodization transducer in sensor 140 502 according to an embodiment of the invention.Apodization transducer 502 measure as in XY plane (as the plane) with respect to exposing beam intensity to the function of the distance of optical axis.This also is an imaging measurement.Apodization transducer 502 is another examples of sensor, and wherein the requirement of vertical height makes that the such sensor of on conventional substrate platform installation is unrealistic.In one example, apodization transducer 502 comprises " seeing " ccd array 504 to the pupil of projection optical system 216.Usually, this ccd array 504 need with the pupil optical conjugate of projection optical system 216.This need use relay lens 506 between charge-coupled image sensor 504 and projection optical system 216.In one example, relay lens 504 has several millimeters or even the size of several cms magnitudes.Therefore, it is extremely difficult such apodization transducer 502 to be installed on the conventional substrate platform.
In one example, the ccd array 504 that is used for apodization transducer 502 is measured in the light intensity on picture plane as (X, function Y) and the size of exposure area in the picture plane at least.In one example, the exposure area is that tens millimeters multiply by several mm sizes and about 26 millimeters order of magnitude sizes (though exposure area As time goes on increase usually in the lithography tool on state-of-art) that multiply by 10 millimeters.Therefore, the same with the exposure area at least big on ccd array 504 sizes, or bigger slightly than the exposure area.
In one example, can use the numerical aperture of apodization transducer 502 with verification system.The final user may wish that such measurement works as regulation with the affirmation system, promptly as " notify " work.It should be noted that with many measurements that other needs to carry out more continually and compare that the digital aperture measurement is once that (or being few relatively at the most) measured.
Fig. 4 shows the exemplary arrangement of the sensor on test desk (being illustrated by top view and side view).In this case, in comb mesh pattern is arranged, 9 sensor 140A-140I have been shown.Any one sensor in the above-mentioned or sensor discussed below can be one that has among these 9 sensor 140A-140I of above-mentioned arrangement and structure, and is for convenience not shown here.
In one example, if the slit is used in the photoetching optical device, sensor 140A-140I can comprise that sensor is to measure the slit homogeneity.This is the measurement of lighting source quality.Tens millimeters zones (manufacturer of depending on etching system) of multiply by several mm sizes on the high-end etching system exposure of the aforesaid typical case substrate, for example, about 26 millimeters multiply by 10 millimeters.For the purpose of naming, this 26 mm size is commonly called " X ", and 10 mm sizes are commonly referred to " Y ".Ideally, optical system can one of imaging perfect " rectangle ", has uniform intensity distributions in whole described rectangle.Whether design slit homogeneity sensor is evenly genuine with " the evenly rectangle " of measuring imaging, if not, how far it departs from evenly.This also can be for example by using the integrated precise light electric diode at the Y scanning direction to realize.This photodiode " at its top " has aperture or slit, arrives the light quantity of photodiode with restriction.
Should be noted that also charge-coupled image sensor is not used in this purpose usually, this is because most of CCD deviation occurs in the past along with the time.Because accurately will be from the voltage of photodiode with relevant extremely important, so in the uniformity measurement of slit, the most important thing is the absolute value (other relative intensity is X, the function of Y distance) of intensity by the light quantity that photoresistance received.Be also noted that and use the precise light electric diode can have better signal to noise ratio (S/N ratio).By the moving photoconductor diode or by using the integration in slit, described photodiode provides the integration at Y light that direction receives.
In one example, sensor 140A-140I can comprise that Wavefront sensor is to measure quality and any aberration of wavefront image.An example of such Wavefront sensor is to measure the ILIAS sensor (in-line arrangement lens interferometer system) of wavefront quality.Used in the past though it should be noted that the ILIAS sensor, a problem of sensor is owing to lack the space that is used for relay lens or collimation lens like this in legacy system, therefore needs to measure " far field ".As mentioned above, the ILIAS sensor can comprise such relaying and/or collimation lens improving the performance of ILIAS sensor substantially, and the measurement that improves the quality of aberration and wavefront thus.
In one example, sensor 140A-140I can comprise that sensor is with the measurement image contrast.The contrast sensor measurement is as in the plane
Quantity.A method carrying out this contrast sensor is to have the slit on graticule, this slit is set makes it have certain pitch.In as the plane, can use single photodetector of a photodetector or every pitch.By contrast completely, the slit in graticule (in object plane) can form " light " and in the zone of the complete dark of described light outside in the picture plane.In fact, this may not realize, even always measure some signals in " dark area ".Therefore the contrast sensor provides the measurement of relative intensity between bright areas and dark area.
Fig. 6 and 7 shows the scattered light sensor in sensor 140A-140I 602 according to an embodiment of the invention.Fig. 7 shows another embodiment of the plate portion 706 of sensor 602 according to an embodiment of the invention.Sensor 602 can be measured scattered light (it may cause the pollution of optical system).Scattered light sensor 602 is main to be measured in the picture plane as the intensity from the function of the radial distance of optical axis.In one example, this is undertaken by create point source (point source) in object plane, and in other words, graticule is as point source, rather than conduct is as the mask of exposure.Ideally, point source is imaged as a point in the picture plane.Scattered light sensor 602 also can comprise having the transmissive glass plate 606 that stops from the chromium 608 (or other metal) of the light of point source.Glass plate 606 is positioned in the picture plane.For example, be positioned at below the glass plate as the detecting device 604 of photodetector or ccd array.Detecting device also can be an integrated photodiode.
In the example shown in Figure 7, stop that except having chromium 708 ring 710 of ring-type is opened the core from the light of point source, the remainder of glass plate 706 is also covered by chromium or metal 708.Therefore, sensor 602 is measured the light quantity that receives from optical axis certain distance r (being I (r)), and it represents scattered light under the situation that point source is blocked.Can use the different glass plate of ring various apart from r with " single-step debug " with different radii.Other distribution that is appreciated that source, detecting device and barrier element (as glass plate) in object plane is possible.
In one example, sensor 140A-140I can comprise focus sensor, to detect the position that focuses on (image) plane in vertical direction.This focus sensor generally is initial setting up at the photodiode of desirable focal position and measures light intensity.(X, Y and Z) moving photoconductor diode moves to the position of focusing then with the location maximal value on three degree of freedom then.
In an example, sensor 140A-140I can comprise the aligning of sensor with the measurement graticule, works with the similar mode of focus sensor (in order to find maximum intensity at the alignment point place).
Conclusion
Though more than described a plurality of embodiment of the present invention, should be understood that they only are that form with example rather than restriction provides.Those skilled in the art should be understood that under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can make the multiple change on form and the details.Therefore, width of the present invention and scope should not be confined to above-mentioned exemplary embodiment, but should only limit according to following claim and their equivalent.
Should be understood that specific embodiment part rather than general introduction and summary part are used to explain claim.General introduction and summary part can illustrate one or more, but are not the of the present invention whole example embodiment by inventor's expectation, therefore in a word and be not inclined to restriction the present invention and appended claims.
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1, a kind of system comprises:
Substrate table is provided with described substrate table and is used for position substrate to receive the exposing beam from the exposed portion of etching system; With
The test desk that has sensing system on it, described sensing system is set to detect the parameter of exposure system or exposing beam, wherein said sensing system comprises scattered light sensor, the even sensor in slit, relative polarization sensor, apodization transducer, absolute polarization sensor, picture quality sensor or wave front aberration sensor.
2, device as claimed in claim 1, wherein polarization sensor comprises:
Quarter-wave plate;
Collimation lens;
Polarizer; With
Charge coupled array.
3, device as claimed in claim 1, wherein apodization transducer comprises:
Relay lens under exposure optical system; With
Charge coupled array with the pupil optical conjugate of exposure optical system.
4, device as claimed in claim 1, wherein scattered light sensor comprises:
The plate that has absorber coatings on it, wherein said coating forms the ring-type transmission area; With
Be used for the photoelectric detector that sensing passes the light of described ring-type transmission area.
5, device as claimed in claim 1 further comprises:
Second substrate table is provided with described second substrate table and is used to locate second substrate to receive the exposing beam from the exposed portion of etching system.
6, device as claimed in claim 1, wherein test desk is littler than the diameter of substrate.
7, a kind of etching system comprises:
Produce the illuminator of radiation beam;
The patterning apparatus of this radiation beam of composition;
The composition bundle is projected to optical projection system on the substrate;
Be arranged for position substrate to receive the substrate table of composition bundle; With
The test desk that has sensing system on it, described sensing system is set to detect the parameter of optical projection system or composition bundle, wherein said sensing system comprises scattered light sensor, the even sensor in slit, relative polarization sensor, apodization transducer, absolute polarization sensor, picture quality sensor or wave front aberration sensor.
8, system as claimed in claim 7 further comprises:
Second substrate table is provided with described second substrate table and is used to locate second substrate to receive the composition bundle.
9, system as claimed in claim 7, wherein test desk is littler than the diameter of substrate.
10, system as claimed in claim 7, wherein polarization sensor comprises:
Quarter-wave plate;
Collimation lens;
Polarizer; With
Charge coupled array.
11, system as claimed in claim 7, wherein apodization transducer comprises:
Relay lens under projection optical system; With
Charge-coupled image sensor with the pupil optical conjugate of projection optical system.
12, system as claimed in claim 7, wherein scattered light sensor comprises:
The plate that has absorber coatings on it, wherein said coating forms the ring-type transmission area; With
Be used for the photoelectric detector that sensing passes the light of described ring-type transmission area.
13, a kind of method of optical parametric of exposed portion of measuring light etching system, this method comprises:
The optical axis of substrate table from exposed portion shifted out;
The traverse measurement platform is to be positioned at the sensor on the optical axis; With
Measurement is from the optical parametric of the light of exposure system, and this optical parametric comprises: scattered light, change mark, slit uniformity coefficient, relative polarization, absolute polarization sensor, picture quality or wave front aberration.
14, as the method for claim 13, wherein polarimetry comprises:
Will be to charge coupled array through quarter-wave plate, collimation lens, polarizer from the light transmission of exposure system.
15,, wherein become the mark measurement and comprise as the method for claim 13:
Through relay lens will from the light transmission of exposure system to the charge-coupled image sensor of the pupil conjugation of projection optical system on.
16, as the method for claim 13, wherein the scattered light measurement comprises:
Will be through the plate that has absorber coatings on it from the light transmission of exposure system to being used for the photodetector that sensing passes the light of ring-type transmission area, wherein said coating forms the ring-type transmission area.
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